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God has always punished His people by allowing their spiritual enemies to strike.

Afterward He will punish the enemies, but not until they strike His disobedient people.

Babylon was destroyed by the Persians, but not until well after she had crushed Israel (who had already been savagely attacked by demon worshiper Assyrians).

I am seriously getting worried about the Federal Govt massively consolidating the economy and automotive infrastructure.  This could be lining up the nation for massive military mobilization due to an anticipated conflict.

Right now, Russia is taking sides with Iran and the US is with Israel.  This situation seems every bit as tense as the cold war of the 1960-1990 era.

It seems clear that the situation, especially with North Korea, could spiral instantly out of control. Look at the possible upcoming Hawaii missile test!

We can't look to traditional US allies for support, I wouldn't be surprised at all if France and India took Russia's side.

The Russians may be encouraged by the "bouncing back" of wildlife after Chernobyl, which has been shockingly fast -- it is already repopulating after 25 years instead of 10,000 as originally thought.  Wild boar, Elk, Owl and other species have already come back into the woods around Chernobyl.

The Russians, and others, could very feel that this makes the "nuclear option" MUCH more viable as a weapon, perhaps even more valuable.

Is anybody beside myself concerned about any of this?  

Does it even really matter? Does a nuclear Holocaust even concern me? No, because I know where I'm going when I die. Why fear these things?

Well, because there are millions of people whose lives would be at stake, and because God the Father does not want these things to happen.  The book of Ephesians promises us that God is NOT willing that *any* should perish (even the people we don't like) but that ALL should come to repentance instead.

He didn't create the earth for it to be destroyed, He created it to be inhabited, for families to worship Him together and to carefully meditate on his interactions with humanity and what it should mean to our character today.

I believe that if Israel had repented, the invasion and exile may never have happened. God will not allow arrogant defiance of His commandments, He must essentially allow Satan the slanderer to strike in those cases.

Satan tells Him, "They will follow their own lusts of their flesh, and do whatever they want for pleasure they don't love you. They will laugh at your 10 Commandments and worship any spirit that gives them short term benefits.  If they do, you must let me strike them down.  If they follow my spirits, they are mine when they do, and if they follow the Holy Spirit they are yours"

Here we can see the folly of hate-based baptist congregations who protest at funerals.  They are actually doing Satan's work.  The Father does not hate sinners but loves them and wants them to repent of the evil spirits they are keeping in themselves.  He gave his Son Yeshua so they can be delivered from sin and Satan before they MUST be judged.

Many are quite aware of this time we are living in; The glorious consumation of History. When you see these events happenning , look up for our redemption draws nears. Do not fear! I started a post; the end of the world ;It correlates with; unleashing the beast, and is in confirmation with a leading Judaic Bible scholar; Perry Stone. Keep reading!I believe Christians are saved from G-d's wrath, but the righteous sometimes befall the physical judgement of the unrighteous. I would feel honored ; though I know physical pain quite well !,to suffer for standing for holding fast to the Gospel of Yeshua, because I know ; His Kingdom is near!, and the reward is out of this world!!!!!!!!!!!

America is destined to cease to exist, I believe, at Day 1290-1291 of the Tribulation Period, by an organized nuclear strike from many of the same participants who invade Israel in Ezekiel Chapters 38-39. The destruction will happen only when the 3 1/2 year Tribulation ends, and the GREAT TRIBULATION of the final 3 1/2 years ( as referred to in Matthew 24) begins.  

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Matthew 24:21-22

That verse alone suggests a world-wide annihilation far greater than any World Wars previously known to an incomprehensible scale.  You might also wish to look at Isaiah 13:1-13, Jeremiah 50:23,43; Isaiah 24:18c-20a; Jeremiah 50:46 and 51:25,53,55 with Revelation 18; and many other verses. Hopefully, you can also see and comprehend what I see there. And perhaps consider the notion that maybe Armageddon should be viewed as a relocation effort to the last survivable portion of the planet by the survivors up to that one point, based on Matthew 24:21-22.

I am concerned about this.  Isaiah 33:1 is very clear and it is just a question of when.  The factors you point out seem to indicate that the "when" could be soon.  We should be praying for mercy in this light.  A nuclear attack involves horrible suffering.  Let's not just lightly say that we will be with the Lord when we die.

I said I would not blog on secular sites anymore but after taking one week off of them I went back yesterday. I must say on some things I cannot keep silent and feel confirmed in my spirit, that some of the ways I approach things need to be changed, that I must keep up the spiritual fight and this morning Gd affirmed that to me again by accident...well God makes not mistakes and He uses ours for our own good too.
I was searching for the scripture in Joshua that says, CHOOSE YOU THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE BUT AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE WE WILL SERVE THE LORD, and I thought it was 1:9 but guess what that verse said:
HAVE I NOT COMMMANDED YOU? BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS. DO NOT BE TERRIFIED; DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED, FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL BE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO. Wow!Doesnt God always, always, speak to our hearts the words we need to hear most of all?
You are right to consider the signs of this generation because they are prophesy being fulfilled before our eyes. You are correct to assess them as such. There is much more to this phenomenon than just the economy and the men being aligned for that awesome and dreaded day ahead of us. There are powers and principalities behind the scenes that are for the first time ever joining forces to bring about the very thing you are discussing, world globalization, which has been foretold also.
We are to do as Joshua 1:9 says to not be afraid and to be courageous. To me that means not complacent or irresponsible for our small sphere of influence. So today I go back out into the web jungle with Joshua 1:9 and do my thing. Gd bless Israel, both literal and spiritual Israel.

As to the question, almost for sure, YES, now that 'MAD' (Mutually Assured Destruction) seems to no longer be in place.  As, I believe, the President stated, quite firmly, 'We will never war with Islam.' (possible paraphrase)  When our leaders make statements of this nature, I begin to wonder about what type leadership this nation has.  It does lead to the possible utterance of the soft question, of "Do you intend to take plunder??", as a number of Muslim nations along with Russia, attack Israel.  

Actually, we do not have to be attacked, especially by Nuclear warfare, with its nasty secondary radiation hazard (the most deaths come from this, not the 'burst').  All they have to do is be ready to make a loud noise, after circling (flying) around the U.S. for seven days, and our psycho-wall's will crumble.  There are too many, today, that feel, living in slavery is far better than dying bravely.  Little do they know.  Oh, well.  Should I be right, we, the faithful to Messiah, may well not be residing on earth, as mortal.  If I am wrong, some of us may not see the year 2010.
I know where my real home is.  I pray that more find theirs, very very soon.

In Messiah.  Arley

I'm an European living in Israel.

So about some things I'm concerned.
But the U.S.A. also more often boycotted Israel. And the U.S.A. is against the growth of settlements in Jewish Land, so I don't know what spiritual effect that has on the U.S.A.

Besides that, the U.S.A. did all kind off medicall experiments together with campdoctors in the '50's on Koreans. All kind off illigal attacks on countries like Irak, or using napalm and depleted uranium in Serbia, Afganistan and Irak... And stole about 400billion Dollar from the Iraki statebank... So It's also not so strange that America became an enemie of some states.
And than it's not so strange that France or European/South-Americans and African countries think that U.S.A. ethics are not better than Russias one or Chinese...

the U.S.A. was a policeman of the world (partly because of the petrodollar), and in Israel a lot of people where happy with the support. But the U.S.A. created a lot of wars in the world after WW-II. So it will have it's results and backlash.

Religiously you should not be terrified. But if the U.S.A terrified other countries, what do you expect?
Our family didn't get back our property in the Czech republic, partly because the U.S.A. was helping Nazi parties after the war between 1945-1948. For that I don't have to attack the U.S.A. but it's not my biggest friend eather.

I sure would like to know where some of you get these tales. And how others of you can be so sure of things that aren't in the Bible.